Alabama and Florida were locked in a scoreless battle for 4.0 innings before the Tide scored three unearned runs in the fifth inning, which proved enough to win 3-0.

Alabama (46-16) was led by the pitching performance of Alexis Osorio (23-7), earning the complete-game shutout win while limiting No. 1-seeded Florida (53-8) to just three hits.

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Alabama scored all three of its runs in the top of the fifth, capitalizing on two throwing errors by Florida starter Kelly Barnhill (23-3) on a pair of sacrifice bunt attempts. The three runs scored are the most allowed by the Gators since its 3-1 loss to Florida State on May 3.

Game two of the best-of-three series is set for a 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT start on Friday, May 26 live on ESPN.